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1 Eventually rifle and artillery fire deafen the soldier; fatigue overpowers him; he becomes inert ; he hears commands no longer.
2 The cinchona tree, like the pimento, deteriorates under cultivation, and in moist, warm, rich valleys the bark becomes inert .
3 The mind bound down too closely to what is practical either becomes inert , or revenges itself by rushing into the savage wilderness of "isms."
4 'The brain fluid can be stored for brief periods, but once it becomes inert , the fluid is useless.
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